It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mishawaka Marian can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Prairie Cougars on Saturday. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 25-21 in the first set.
Mishawaka Marian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Mishawaka Marian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
Among those leading the charge was Randi Robakowski, who had ten digs.
Mishawaka Marian's loss dropped their record down to 21-14. As for New Prairie, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-11 record this season.
Mishawaka Marian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Prairie, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges NorthWood at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with they sitting on ten straight victories and New Prairie on three.
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